DiBona earns seat on Quincy school board; incumbent unseated

Political newcomer Noel DiBona said he spent several days this summer sweltering in a suit and tie, trying to reach out to new voters.

By Patrick Ronan

The Patriot Ledger, Quincy, MA

By Patrick Ronan

Posted Nov. 6, 2013 at 12:01 AM
Updated Nov 6, 2013 at 6:09 AM

By Patrick Ronan

Posted Nov. 6, 2013 at 12:01 AM
Updated Nov 6, 2013 at 6:09 AM

QUINCY

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Political newcomer Noel DiBona said he spent several days this summer sweltering in a suit and tie, trying to reach out to new voters.

Those sweat-filled days paid off Tuesday as DiBona collected the highest number of votes in the four-way race for three Quincy School Committee seats. DiBona’s victory unseated incumbent Emily Lebo, a former Quincy teacher who now works for the Boston Public Schools.

“It’s very emotional,” DiBona, 38, said of his win Tuesday night. “I spent and sacrificed over eight months of my life for this campaign.”

DiBona, who owns his own landscaping company and and coaches youth football, received 6,482 votes. Incumbents Anne Mahoney, 48, and Barbara Isola, 56, secured the other two seats with 5,558 votes and 5,066 votes, respectively.

Lebo, 63, who got 4,793 votes, credited DiBona for his hard work, but added that because DiBona runs his own business he had more time to devote to the campaign.

“Of course I’m disappointed, but it is what it is,” she said.

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